It’s getting toward that time of year again. The weather isn’t getting better – Winter drags on for even longer than last year – and what you could really do right now is the prospect of a holiday somewhere warm in the summer to look forward to.

You have your list of top places you want to visit, your bank statement, and the will to go book somewhere right now.

But how to do you best decide where to go with the money you have? Bing Travel is here to help.

So both Google and Bing have recently announced new products that not only improve the search experience, but revolutionise the way that information is displayed. First of all, Microsoft announced Bing Visual Search; then today, Google Labs offered a new way of navigating news with Fast Flip.

Following an extended period of down time due to the bot initially breaking (and then going crazy again, and then me not having time to fix it),